Zustand: Very Good. Doubleday, Page, & Company Garden City, NY 1923 blue cloth beautifully illustrated boards. boards lightly soiled. corners slightly bumped. spine age toned and rubbed.
Erscheinungsdatum: 1925
Anbieter: Xerxes Fine and Rare Books and Documents, Glen Head, NY, USA
Zustand: Good. NY 1925 (1923 1st) Doubleday. Carpenter's World Travels series. Covers Java, Sumatra, Celebes, Moluccas, New Guinea, Borneo and Malay Peninsula. Hardcover. Large octavo, 272pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. Dark blue cloth with circular gilt picture on front board. Good plus, small tear at heel of spine, no DJ.
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Creative Media Partners, LLC Feb 2026, 2026
ISBN 10: 1025510216 ISBN 13: 9781025510217
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Java and the East Indies' offers an immersive exploration of the Malay Archipelago during the early twentieth century. Authored by the renowned travel writer Frank G. Carpenter, this work takes readers on a journey through the 'Garden of the East,' detailing the lush landscapes, vibrant cultures, and economic significance of Java, Sumatra, Bali, and the surrounding islands. Carpenter provides a vivid account of the region's diverse peoples, from the bustling markets of Batavia to the serene temples of Borobudur and the volcanic peaks of the interior.
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Creative Media Partners, LLC Feb 2026, 2026
ISBN 10: 1025505344 ISBN 13: 9781025505343
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Java and the East Indies' offers an immersive exploration of the Malay Archipelago during the early twentieth century. Authored by the renowned travel writer Frank G. Carpenter, this work takes readers on a journey through the 'Garden of the East,' detailing the lush landscapes, vibrant cultures, and economic significance of Java, Sumatra, Bali, and the surrounding islands. Carpenter provides a vivid account of the region's diverse peoples, from the bustling markets of Batavia to the serene temples of Borobudur and the volcanic peaks of the interior.
Garden City 1925, Doubleday. 3/4 Black leather, very good, index, 278p., 125 b. w. photos, bibliography, 2 color maps, top gilt. The author writes about old Batavia, a day at Weltevreden, Dutch rule in the East Indies, how Java paid its way, a big tea plantation, the Netherlands India Army, Bandong, how quinine is produced, traveling across Java by rail, the shrine of a thousand Buddha's, coffee estates, Surabaya, th sugar center, the Sunda Sea, Celebes and the Moluccas, Borneo, Sumatra, Singapore, Chinese workers & Malay drones, the head-hunting Dyaks, &c.